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On Parental Responsibility and... Hannah Montana?
Yup, you read that right. Hannah Montana, or, in this case, specifically Miss Miley Cyrus. If you haven't seen the pictures already on the net, or on the news, Cyrus recently did a photo shoot for Vanity Fair, and these pictures are causing quite a bit of controversy.
Personally, I see nothing wrong with these pictures, taking into assumption that she's an average red-blooded american teenager, she could be doing a hell of a lot worse. (Has anyone seen the average 15 year old girls MySpace, hmm?) I don't think these photos would have been a big deal if some over-conservative parent didn't seen them and decide that they were "wrong!"
"Oh no! If my young daughter sees this, she'll think looking sexy is OKAY!"
Then you know what? How about you sit down with your child and tell them that what little Miss Hannah Montana was doing was a photo shoot and that it's not real. Or, even better, how about you keep an eye on your child's wardrobe, especially if you think she's young enough to be influenced by HANNAH. MONTANA.
If I hear this poor girl referred to as a "Disney Product" one more time, I'm going to flip out. Whereas I know that such is the blessing and curse of being a Disney star, some things are just a little too much. People are sitting here comparing her to Britney Spears and Jamie Lynn Spears, both "failed" Disney products (not my words, I swear to all that is precious and holy that those were the words used on news not even 25 minutes ago), and not seeing the connection.
These people are not robots, they are not your products. A brand, perhaps, but that is a different story. These are young girls who have to grow up in the limelight and deal with all your criticisms. Imagine if you had to go through goddamn puberty with millions of people watching! The second you got out of that awkward stage, you would be all over looking as hot as you possibly could!
I actually quite like the picture that's causing the worst of the issues. And I still say for a 15 year old now-a-days, she's covering more than enough.
